Philippine mythologyPhilippine mythology is the body of stories and epics originating from, and part of, the indigenous Philippine folk religions, which include various ethnic faiths distinct from one another. Philippine mythology is incorporated from various sources, having similarities with Indonesian and Malay myths, as well as Hindu, Muslim, Shinto, Buddhist, and Christian traditions, such as the notion of heaven (kaluwalhatian, kalangitan, kamurawayan, etc.), hell (kasamaan, sulad, etc.), and the human soul (kaluluwa, kaulolan, makatu, ginokud, etc.
Liste des localités des Philippines par provinceCet article recense les villes et municipalités des Philippines, organisées par province et classées par ordre alphabétique. Municipalités Municipalités Villes Butuan Cabadbaran Municipalités Villes Bayugan Municipalités Municipalités Villes Legazpi Ligao Tabaco Municipalités Municipalités Municipalités Municipalités Villes Isabela Lamitan Municipalités Villes Balanga Municipalités Municipalités Villes Batangas Lipa Tanauan Municipalités Villes Baguio Municipalités Municipalités Villes Tagbilaran Municipali
Kapampangan peopleThe Kapampangan people (Taung Kapampangan), Pampangueños or Pampangos, are the sixth largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines, numbering about 2,784,526 in 2010. They live mainly in the provinces of Pampanga, Bataan and Tarlac, as well as Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Zambales. The province of Pampanga is the traditional homeland of the Kapampangans. Once occupying a vast stretch of land that extended from Tondo to the rest of Central Luzon, huge chunks of territories were carved out of Pampanga so as to create the provinces of Bulacan, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora and Tarlac.
Luçon (Philippines)Luçon (en philippin (tagalog) et en anglais : Luzon) est la plus grande île des Philippines et un des trois grands groupes d'îles du pays, les deux autres étant Visayas et Mindanao. Luçon compte et près de , ce qui en fait la première île du pays et la cinquième île par la population au monde. Elle couvre 35 % du territoire national et rassemble la moitié de la population du pays. Elle abrite Manille, la capitale, et la ville la plus peuplée, Quezon City. Le nom vient du portugais Luções, lui-même venant du tagalog lúsong.
Tondo (historical polity)In early Philippine history, the Tagalog settlement at Tondo (tunˈdo; Baybayin: ) ) sometimes referred to as the Kingdom of Tondo, was a major trade hub located on the northern part of the Pasig River delta, on Luzon island. Together with Maynila, the polity (bayan) that was also situated on the southern part of the Pasig River delta, had established a shared monopoly on the trade of Chinese goods throughout the rest of the Philippine archipelago, making it an established force in trade throughout Southeast Asia and East Asia.
BinondoBinondo () is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas and Tondo. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594 by the Spaniards as a settlement near Intramuros but across the Pasig River for Catholic Chinese, it was positioned so that colonial rulers could keep a close eye on their migrant subjects. It was already a hub of Chinese commerce even before the Spanish colonial period.
Cavite (ville)Cavite City, officially the City of Cavite (Lungsod ng Cavite, Spanish and Ciudad de Cavite), is a 4th class component city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 100,674 people. The city was the capital of Cavite province from the latter's establishment in 1614 until 1954, when it was transferred to the newly created city of Trece Martires near the center of the province.
Capital of the PhilippinesThis is a list of current and former national capital cities in the Philippines, which includes during the time of the Spanish colonization, the First Philippine Republic, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Second Republic of the Philippines (Japanese-sponsored Republic), the Third Republic of the Philippines, the Fourth Republic of the Philippines and the current Fifth Republic of the Philippines. The current capital city, Manila, was the capital of country throughout most of its history and was honored / designated again with the title through a presidential order on June 24, 1976.
Royaume de MaynilaIn Philippine history, the Tagalog bayan ("country" or "city-state") of Maynila (i.e., Manila) (Bayan ng Maynila; Tagalog script: ) was one of the most cosmopolitan of the early historic settlements on the Philippine archipelago. Fortified with a wooden palisade which was appropriate for the predominant battle tactics of its time, it lay on the southern part of the Pasig River delta, where the district of Intramuros in Manila currently stands, and across the river from the separately-led Tondo polity.
